VerifiedBBR-2023-0017
World's largest non-governmental development organisation
Founded in Bangladesh in 1972 and reaching over 100 million people across Asia and Africa.
Record holderBRAC
Date achieved10 January 2023
Official statement
Established by Sir Fazle Hasan Abed in Sulla, Sylhet, BRAC has repeatedly been ranked the world's number-one NGO by Geneva-based NGO Advisor, and runs the largest private, secular education system on Earth.
Criteria met
- 01Independent NGO ranking
- 02Audited programme reach
Evidence on file
- Exhibit AA BRAC one-room school
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